Flowerfield was a station along the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Saint James, New York.

Flowerfield
Site of the former Flowerfield station, viewed from a passing train in 2022
General information
LocationParkside Drive
St. James, New York
Coordinates40°53′50″N 73°8′35″W / 40.89722°N 73.14306°W / 40.89722; -73.14306
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeNone
Fare zone10
History
Opened1910
Closed1959
Services
None
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Former services
St. James   Port Jefferson Branch   Stony Brook

The station opened in 1910 on a 1,000-acre (400 ha) parcel purchased by John Lewis Childs to grow plants and seeds, which was later acquired by the Gyrodyne Company of America.[1] The second floor of the station was used by Childs and contained a large sun parlor.[1][2] The station agency closed in 1944.[1] On July 2, 1959, the LIRR petitioned with the New York State Public Service Commission for permission to discontinue all passenger services and team tracks at the station.[3][4][5]

Reopening the Flowerfield station, along with a closure of the St. James station, was proposed in the mid-1990s as part of a plan to redevelop the Gyrodyne site.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Morrison, David D. (2013). Long Island Rail Road: Port Jefferson Branch. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 87, 95. ISBN 978-1-4671-2013-5. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Unique Depot of L. I. R. R., Flowerfield, L. I." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 25, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Legal Notice". Newsday. July 9, 1959. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sound, Sean (July 26, 1959). "County Lines". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ziel, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 159. OCLC 19319353.
  6. ^ Ambro, David (September 19, 1996). "Flowerfield Station Could Signal An End To Stop In St. James". The Smithtown News. p. 10. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  7. ^ Jaleshgar, Ramin P. (November 10, 1996). "Plan for an Access Road Upsets Stony Brook". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
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